Scienza e natura

The Natural History of Selborne

The Late Rev Gilbert White; Captain Thomas Brown [ed.] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, John Chidley, 1840. Cloth. A very scarce 1840 copy of this much-reprinted work, with illustrations. Bound in original brown cloth, with decorative gilt page edges, and delicate gilt motif to the spine.Includes 7 monochrome plates, in addition to charming vignette illus...

A History of British Starfishes, and Other Animals of the Class Echinodermata

Edward Forbes · 1841 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, John Van Voorst, 1841. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Edward Forbes"s pioneering Victorian study of British echinoderms, offering detailed descriptions of starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, with engravings throughout. In the publisher's ...

Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum - Part 1

John Edward Gray · 1857 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, By Order of the Trustees, 1857 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with vignette diagrams throughout, this is the first edition of zoologist John Edward Gray's explanation of the organisation of mollusc specimens in the British Museum. The uncommon first edition o...

Synopsis of British Seaweeds, Compiled from Professor Harvey&Apos;S Phycologia Britannica

[William Henry Harvey] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

London, Lovell Reeve , 1857. Cloth. A charming abridged edition of William Henry Harvey's very scarce study of British seaweeds, 'Phycologia Britannica&apos. This uncommon abridged edition on British seaweeds is compiled from Professor Harvey's Phycologia Britan...

Lessons on Shells

[Elizabeth Mayo] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1838 . Cloth. Significant work from Elizabeth Mayo enlisting her transgressive teaching methods to the topic of conchology. With ten illustrated plates. Second edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.With ten monochrome plates t...

The Fauna of British India: Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa

N. Annandale · 1911 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Taylor & Francis, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and curious biological study in the publisher's original cloth, with many black and white illustrations of freshwater fauna and organisms found in British India. The first edition of t...

A History of the British Zoophytes

George Johnston · 1847 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, John Van Voorst, 1847. Cloth. The complete two-volume second edition set of George Johnston's original study into the strange Zoophytes of Britain, with precise illustrations by Catherine Johnston. The second edition of a History of the British Zoophytes, written ...

A History of the British Marine Polyzoa

Thomas Hincks · 1880 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.72 | ¥16,244)

London , John Van Voorst , 1880. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated complete two volume set of works on British natural history, with 83 leaves of plates. A complete two volume set of the well-known and highly valued series of works on Natural History.In publisher&apos...

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. VI. Part II.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; William Wallace; Thomas Thomson; James Russell et al. · 1809 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

Edinburgh; London, Bell & Bradfute; A. Constable; T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Volume VI, Part II of this impressive early 19th century scientific and mathematical journal, with articles on a range of subjects from zoology to ge...

Strange Dwellings Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals Abridged from &Apos;Home without Hands&Apos;

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1871 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1871. Cloth. A beautiful 1871 green cloth edition, with a scarce and striking cover. A lovely, early green cloth edition of this work, in original binding, with a gilt top edge.Decorated with an intricate gilt motif to the front board, and an atmo...

The Land of the Hills and the Glens Wild Life in Iona and the Inner Hebrides

Seton Gordon · 1920 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London , Cassell & Company, Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating set of studies on the Scottish wildlife of Iona and the Inner Hebrides, with a frontispiece and twenty three double sided plates. The first edition, second impression of the work. In publisher&apos...

Cassell&Apos;S New Book of the Dog

Robert Leighton · 1907 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)

London, The Waverley Book Company, [1907]. Cloth. A special edition work on dogs from Robert Leighton, with fantastic illustrations throughout and with a coloured multi layered frontispiece depicting the anatomy of the dog. The special edition, published for the subscribers. ...

The Coleopterist&Apos;S Manual Containing the Lamellicorn Insects of Linneus and Fabricus the Coleopterist&Apos;S Manual, Part the Second Containing the Predaceous Land and Water Beetles of Linneus and Fabricius

Reverend F. W. Hope · 1837 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1837-1838. First edition. Cloth. The first and second series of this scarce entomological work, signed by the author, and with lovely hand coloured plates. The first edition of both works. With a hand coloured frontispiece and three partially hand colour...

2 Vols the Botanical Garden: Trees and Shrubs; Perennials and Annuals

Roger Philips; Martyn Rix · 2002 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Firefly Books, 2002. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression two-volume set, detailing of more than a thousand plant genera, illustrated with over two thousand color photographs, complete with original unclipped dust jackets and slipcase. In the publi...

Burnham Beeches

Francis George Heath · 1879 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated study of the beautiful Burnham Beeches from Francis George Heath. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and a map. Collated complete. A detailed ...

Tables, Memoranda, and Calculated Results for Farmers, Graziers, Agricultural Students, Surveyors, Land Agents, Auctioneers, Etc. With a New System of Farm Book-Keeping

Sidney Francis · 1900 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1900. Leather. A very scarce miniature pocket reference book for agricultural use, offering measurements, tables, hints and more. The fifth edition of this very scarce agricultural pocket guide, containing numerous conversion tables for various...

A Complete System of Practical Book-Keeping, Applicable to All Kings of Business

C. Morrison · 1828 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Edinburgh, Stirling & Kenney, 1828 . Leather. A scarce early 19th century instructional guide to double-entry bookkeeping, including comparison of various methods of bookkeeping. The fourth edition of this work, which is scarce in all editions.With an engraved title page, lett...

A Fauna of the North-West Highlands & Skye

J. A. Harvie-Brown; Rev. H. A. Macpherson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A superior, first edition copy of Harvie-Brown and Macpherson's illustrated study of the fauna found in the Scottish Highlands and Isle of Skye. The first edition. An excellent example, bound in the publisher's o...

Amid Snowy Wastes

Seton Gordon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of Seton Gordon's wildlife book exploring the Spitsbergen Archipelago, richly illustrated with the authors own photographs. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original...

The Island of Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer · 1956 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Cassell & Co Ltd, 1956. Cloth. Sax Rohmer's thrilling murder mystery novel, in the colourful illustrated dust wrapper. A later impression, first published in 1941. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In this suspensef...